South/west Suburban

Matthew Boesen

Rich Central High School

May 31, 1988

Parents: Paul and Pamela Boesen. Valedictorian in a class of 337 and a straight ``A`` student, Boesen is president of the National Honor Society and sports editor of the school newspaper. He is the Student Council representative to the Rich Township High School Board of Education and attended summer seminars at the U.S. Naval Academy and Georgetown University. He will attend Yale University and major in history and philosophy.

BLAINE CONNOR

JOLIET CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Parent: Mary Connor. Connor is an Illinois State Scholar, a National Honor Society member, Rotary Club Student of the Month, first-place regional math contest winner and a member of the Math Team for four years. He has been a Drama Club member for three years, is assistant editor of the school newspaper and a member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, a church service group.

MICHAEL LJUNG

GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL

Parents: Donovan and Ellen Ljung. Valedictorian in a class of 184, Ljung lists 35 math, biology and physics awards on his nomination form. An artist, he has drawn the covers for the school yearbook and literary magazine. He plays saxophone in the symphonic, jazz and marching bands, and helped to persuade the school board to authorize a soccer team at his school. Ljung plans to study mathematics at Yale University.

SUZANNE O`LEARY HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, DARIEN

Parents: Michael and Kathleen O`Leary. O`Leary is Student Council president, state convention delegate for the Illinois Association of Student Councils, and youth columnist in the Hinsdale Doings newspaper. He was named to the West Suburban Conference gymnastics academic team, won her school`s Principal`s Leadership Award and attended the Century III leaders program. She plans to study government.

REBECCA RIVAN

WEST CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL

Parents: Thomas and Eileen Rivan. Valedictorian in a class of 353 and a straight ``A`` student, Rivan is a member of the National Honor Society and the German National Honor Society. She was a second-place winner in a business math competition and an all-conference volleyball player and tutors students in German and calculus. Rivan will major in mathematics and physical education at Augustana College.

RAJ SHAH

BOLINGBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

Parents: Chandravaden and Vanita Shah. Valedictorian in a class of 474 and a straight ``A`` student, Shah is the winner of the National Science Merit Award and the Bausch & Lomb Science Award. He is a first-place biology winner in district JETS competition and winner of eight other first place awards in math and science competitions. He plans to study premedicine in college.

CHERYL STACY

TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL, RIVER FOREST

Parents: Carl and Priscilla Stacy. Stacy is valedictorian in a class of 190, editor of the school yearbook and a National Honor Society member. She is a first-place winner in a state oratorical contest, has taken two school trips to Spain and France and has done volunteer work at the Royal Elm Nursing Home and Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. Stacy plans to major in political science at Georgetown University.

ANNE WILLMORE

MORTON WEST HIGH SCHOOL, BERWYN

Parents: Floyd and Mary Willmore. Valedictorian in a class of 499 and a Merit Scholar, Willmore is editor of the school newspaper and president of the swimming club and has won 3 trophies, 14 medals and 15 ribbons in swimming competition. She is taking math and French classes at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She will study mathematics and science at the University of Chicago.